by simpleDesigns | Feb 1, 2010 | Raptor Center
100’s of people showed up to witness the release of “Harley”, the bald eagle on Saturday and the event received a great deal of good press for both the Raptor Center and the Carpenter Nature Center. Several of us had a beer with Brian after the...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 27, 2010 | Raptor Center
In early August on a long stretch of County Highway T near Wascott, Wisconsin, motorcyclist Brian Baladez passed a bald eagle on the side of the road. Realizing the bird was injured, Baladez wrapped it in his leather jacket, strapped it to the back of his Harley...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 27, 2010 | Birding
Early morning, January 1st, 2010. A neighbor calls, says “get up and bring your camera… there’s a big hawk in my yard”. I did catch a glimpse in the binocs of what I assumed was a red-shouldered hawk, but he didn’t stick around long enough for a picture....
by simpleDesigns | Jan 27, 2010 | Birding
On January 16th, 2010 over 130 observers were out to specifically look for Golden Eagles! 93 Golden Eagles were seen in the survey area which covered southeastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northeast Iowa. More than 40 routes were covered in 12 counties and...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 25, 2010 | Birding
Two more fun birds this past weekend were the Red-breasted Nuthatch and the Gray Jay. Both birds were quite common “up north”. We don’t see them here in the cities as they rarely make it this far south. The Sax-Zim Bog has feeding stations posted at...
